The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95: Nykos’ Pursuits

Regardless of the timing, Aisha didn’t mind doing the end of her deal right now. Though she didn’t mean to do it fully. Doing the basics of the basic should suffice so as to not raise any suspicions of what she could really do.

She lifted her hand and gently placed it on top of his head, feeling the soft tresses of his hair under her palms, and couldn’t resist running her fingers through them. Unaware of what her actions would make her feel, Aisha continued to stroke his hair a few more times before gliding down to the back of his head.

From afar, if one were to bear witness to this, they might mistake her for comforting him.

But Aisha didn’t stop her hands from going lower, touching his nape and finally stopping on his back. All the while she did this, she felt the tremors of his body become more intense.

Was he in a lot of pain? Even the back of his neck and tips of his ears seemed to redden. At this point, Aisha praised his pain tolerance. She had heard of many sentinels howling and rolling in pain the instant they made contact with miasma inside a contaminated zone, since the potency there was recorded to be ten times. Yet, he was able to endure this much with just one stone embedded in his chest.

And from what she could guess, it wasn’t fully suppressing it. In the future, if something were to trigger it, Zeke wouldn’t just have to deal with the miasma that the stone had stored inside it, but also the miasma that was sleeping within.

By then, there might be nothing left of him.

Letting her hand press flat on his back, Aisha closed her eyes. She thought about just tapping a bit of her guiding ability, just enough that it wouldn’t burst out like the last time or fully destroy the miasma inside him, just like they had agreed on.

But just as she released a drop of her guiding energy and was about to let it slip into him, her forearm was caught, and the arm wrapped around her waist let her go.

She watched as Zeke backed away and sat straight in his chair as if nothing happened.

Staring into her eyes, he said, "I have recovered. So, there’s no need to guide me now."

Aisha stared at him for a second, wondering why he didn’t just ask her to guide him. Some part of her wanted to leave it just there. But a bigger part of her was feeling upset that he relied on a stone that might crack any time and explode within him rather than asking her to guide him.

She knew she was contradicting herself. By guiding him, the risk of exposure would increase, but this body’s nature as a Guide somehow overrode that risk.

But the look on Zeke’s face suggested he was sure of his choice. He turned back to the cockpit and handled it before telling her they were nearing the Novalis villa.

Aisha went back into her seat and fell silent.

Forcing herself to look outside, Aisha noticed that black smoke was floating outside the window. She blinked in surprise, and just as she thought about telling Zeke whether the hover car had some problems, she saw a pair of red orbs glinting in the black smoke. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The smoke seemed to have its own consciousness as it glued itself against the glass.

No matter how adapted she was to this world, there was no way Aisha could ready herself for what was happening in front of her

Knock, knock.

The gaseous thing even knocked.

Zeke’s attention was also drawn to the sound, and his eyes hardened at the sight, cursing under his breath that even Aisha was shocked to hear it come from him.

"What...?"

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